Dual, redundant, hot-swappable power supplies: AC Input – 100/240 VAC, 8/5 A, 50/60 Hz.Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (Intel only).Windows Server 2003 R2 SP1 32 and 64 bit.Mac OS X Server 10.6.8 or later (Intel Only).
Mac OS X Server 10.5.8 or later (Intel Only).3.5” SATA I / SATA II / SATA III drives.12 drive bays for hard disk drives or solid state drives.Network Protocols: iSCSI/CHAP Authentication.1 x 100 / 1000 Mbps Ethernet port for management.3 x 100 / 1000 Mbps Ethernet port for data (iSCSI).Previous B1200i owners may upgrade with the SSD tiering pack purchased on its own. Drobo offers the B1200i in a variety of configurations and price points depending on the storage and performance requirements. Drobo’s SSD tiering works with a variety of SSDs however the complete compatibility list can be found here. The OCZ drives are designed specifically for this use and are sold directly through Drobo (OCZTALOS.DROSAS).
In this review we’ll be taking a look at the B1200i both loaded with hard drives and three OCZ Talos tiering SSDs installed. The platform is well suited then for virtualized environments and has been certified for VMware vSphere, Citrix XenServer, Symantec Backup Exec, Acronis and Veeam Backup environments. The design also features a removable controller card and hot-swappable cooling fan, meaning almost the entire unit can be field serviced by just about anyone. On the hardware front, the B1200i is built for business, with not only modular components, but high availability features like quad-NICs and dual redundant hot swappable power supplies. So instead of having to specify a location for a volume, Drobo creates Smart Volumes that lay across a series of drives, rather than a specific location. Capacity allocation to all volumes is done from a common pool of storage that auto-reclaims, making management a breeze. The reason for this goes back to the way the Drobo unit works by its nature, everything is automatic. Drobo makes a big push around thin provisioning, and thin reclamation as well, highlighting that new volumes can be created in seconds. Through a series of GUI management screens, administrators can configure everything from thin provisioning volumes to gathering reports on drive usage and relevant performance metrics. Once up and running, getting down to business provisioning the B1200i is pretty straightforward too. Maintaining the simplicity mantra, the B1200i can support a trio of SSDs to deliver automatic data tiering, while preserving the other nine bays for large capacity storage, all with plug-and-play simplicity. Now the B1200i has a new trick up its sleeve, automated data-aware tiering. The 12-bay SAN has historically supported up to 48TB of storage via SATA and SAS hard drives via Drobo’s BeyondRAID automatic and instantaneous drive management system. I'm certain it's my Yosemite install that is the culprit, as I have not had a single issue with either my Drobo 5D or Dashboard.If we know anything about Drobo and the new B1200i, their mission statement is to keep storage simple. What firmware are you on? 3.1.1 or one of the older ones?Īnd just to make sure again, you upgraded from within Yosemite, right? Did it kick out an error message regarding java? Java 7 doesn't work on Yosemite, at least not for me, so when I tried to install Java in order to run the Dashboard installer, Oracle kicks it out to a beta version of Java 8, which never worked.ĭid you uninstall the prior version of Dashboard before upgrading? One sure-fire way of upgrading, of course, is to re-install Mavericks and re-upgrade to Yosemite after dealing with the whole Java/Dashboard issue, which I've been trying to avoid.Īfter installing the Apple's version of Java, the Java error disappeared but Dashboard still wouldn't find the Drobo, nor did the Drobo mount, but after downgrading to 2.5.3, it works again just fine. Well, you can download 2.6.2 from the link below and it'll probably work just fine.
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